Son charged with mother's death in Toronto

Toronto
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A woman's son was taken into custody Wednesday in the early morning after his mother was pronounced dead at a Toronto apartment.

Police were called to 240 Scarlett Road in the early morning hours of Wednesday. At the scene they located a woman with obvious signs of trauma reports Constable Isabelle Cotton, Toronto Police Services Public Information Unit.

The victim, Barbara Starkey−Brailsford, 78, was pronounced dead at the scene. Following a post-mortem exam on Thursday the cause of death has been determined to be sharp force injuries to the body.